Are you offended

D3V!L

What is it with people being offended by the slightest thing? . I know this isn't a new thing but it's getting more and more common, in such a way that you can't say BOO to someone under the age of 30 these days without them scrambling for a safe space.

A small beep from a car warning a pedestrian, greeted with the two finger salute. Saying "excuse me" when trying to get past someone who has for some reason stuck themselves in a precarious position behind a door blocking egress and endangering themselves. Again greeted with a negative reaction.

My wife deals with young kids in her job quite a lot and one recently when corrected about his behavior (which is her job) told her that he "doesn't feel safe" :rolleyes:

These are just a few quick examples that I came across recently. Browse boards.ie and you'll quickly come across a whole host of them. What has caused this sudden proliferation of people being "offended" by the slightest thing these days ?

frag420

Does offence offend you op?

FFred

Some people wake up in the morning waiting to be offended.

D3V!L

frag420 wrote: »

Does offence offend you op?

Not in the slightest

lawred2

D3V!L wrote: »

What is it with people being offended by the slightest thing? . I know this isn't a new thing but it's getting more and more common, in such a way that you can't say BOO to someone under the age of 30 these days without them scrambling for a safe space.

A small beep from a car warning a pedestrian, greeted with the two finger salute. Saying "excuse me" when trying to get past someone who has for some reason stuck themselves in a precarious position behind a door blocking egress and endangering themselves. Again greeted with a negative reaction.

My wife deals with young kids in her job quite a lot and one recently when corrected about his behavior (which is her job) told her that he "doesn't feel safe" :rolleyes:

These are just a few quick examples that I came across recently. Browse boards.ie and you'll quickly come across a whole host of them. What has caused this sudden proliferation of people being "offended" by the slightest thing these days ?

these young ones - weren't like that in my day etc etc etc

pleas advice

I'm offended that you'd ask that, OP

punisher5112

Adults are becoming just as bad.

Yesterday these two get on a bus and only had notes. I had change so was able to dig them out they then proceeded to argue with me and the other driver as to how it's legal tender etc etc.

2 Muppets couldn't see I had saved them waiting for the next bus oh and I was the driver taking over from the other so was actually been very accommodating and helpful but that was hit with negative....

I really don't understand people at all.

punisher5112

pleas advice wrote: »

I'm offended that you'd ask that, OP

Snow flake ;-)

I saw the biggest adult flipout of my life in Bangkok a while back..

A foreign woman freaked out at two Thai people who sat at her table because there were no other seats. She almost started crying she got herself so riled up and then she stormed off before her food even arrived. She even used the word "offensive" in her non-coherent rant.


It's one of the best things that has ever happened to my online browsing. I imagine her when I see people on here getting all offended.

harry Bailey esq

D3V!L wrote: »

What has caused this sudden proliferation of people being "offended" by the slightest thing these days ?

What f*ckin business of yours is it you nosey prick? Beep that bloody horn at me once more and I'll ram it so far up your fat ho... Ah sh1te look what you made me do. C'mere, Im gonna batter ya
On topic, no. Im quite passive.

grindle

It's just down to bad parenting tbh. Kids that haven't heard "No" enough or haven't had rules to adhere to seem to become scobes or Trigglypuff wannabes.

mfceiling

My mate was in town a couple of weeks ago. He's heading up the escalator in the jervis centre and spots 2 young ones standing at the top (tie dye tshirts, scruffy braided hair - you get the type). He winds up literally barging them out of the way after trying to get past by saying excuse me. Fairly large crowd of people backing up on the escalator and one of the dopes turns round and shouts "oh my God, what do you want us to do"? He says as quick as a flash a young dub shouts "gerrup outta de fcuking way for starters"!!

Day Lewin

Yes, bitter: I am bitterly offended. Snarl, gnash, etc.

My friend volunteers at a local youth club. At an LGBT outing recently, one young girl, who happens to be lesbian, mentioned that she didn't understand how someone could want to change gender. She wasn't being in any way critical, she was merely observing, in the company of both LGBT, and heterosexual youths, that more discussion was needed, even among the LGBT community, never mind the heterosexual community, to promote understanding.
Her comment was met with general agreement, until someone decided to get offended on behalf of the trans community .

The irony? He was male, middle class, and heterosexual!
Exactly why he felt entitled to get offended remains a mystery?
I'd have thought the general opinion of the LGBT community would have been more valid - but there you go.

DublinHun72

Comedian Steve Hughes on "being offended "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceS_jkKjIgo

verycool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9_bI789Gog

gammygils

Ah July the 19th. I wouldn't know Ted ya big bollox

SEPT 23 1989

Nothing a world war wouldn't fix

riffmongous

The ironic AH obsession with offence continues, as oblivious as ever

Autecher

D3V!L wrote: »

in such a way that you can't say BOO to someone under the age of 30 these days without them scrambling for a safe space.

I think the real issue here is you keep trying to scare people under the age of 30.

Omackeral

Deleted User wrote: »

My friend volunteers at a local youth club. At an LGBT outing recently...

Jesus, let them come out themselves when they're ready. That's a bit much.

Boom_Bap

grindle wrote: »

It's just down to bad parenting tbh. Kids that haven't heard "No" enough or haven't had rules to adhere to seem to become scobes or Trigglypuff wannabes.

I disagree, that is actually a by product of the offense culture.


Camera phones and social media is where this has really picked up.
People waiting with their camera's ready to pounce on anything, absolutely anything that they can record and post to social media in the hope that they can get shares and followers.
This became so ingrained that it spilled over into daily life and not solely social media now.

seamus

Are you trying to tell me that 30 years ago a beep of a car horn would have been met with a conciliatory, "Oh pardon me, my good fellow, I do apologise for my short-sighted mistake, and I warmly thank you for your delightful note of warning. It shan't happen again, good day".

Hector Savage

It's from the generation of kids being told "You can do anything" ... "You can BE anything" ... getting prizes for finishing last in a race etc ..
safe spaces ...

God help us all when these spoilt brat morons become politicians ..

RhubarbCrumble

Hector Savage wrote: »

It's from the generation of kids being told "You can do anything" ... "You can BE anything" ... getting prizes for finishing last in a race etc ..
safe spaces ....

Agreed. The 'everyone gets a prize for taking part thing' is ridiculous. They need to learn that it's not like that in the real world.
My nephew is 22 and constantly 'offended' and worse again, 'triggered'.

lukesmom

We are fast becoming a nation of the perpetually offended. Its extremely worrying. Soon enough we wont be allowed look one another in the eye for fear of offending them.

AllForIt

I'm offended the OP things ppl are offended by the slightest thing.

jaxxx

Humanity's continuing existence offends me. Other than that, I'm good.

Verity.

D3V!L wrote: »

What is it with people being offended by the slightest thing?

Stupidity and an inflated sense of entitlement.

arybvtcw0eolkf

OP should I post a photo of my motorbike for the craic?.

Gothenso

D3V!L wrote: »

What is it with people being offended by the slightest thing? . I know this isn't a new thing but it's getting more and more common, in such a way that you can't say BOO to someone under the age of 30 these days without them scrambling for a safe space.

A small beep from a car warning a pedestrian, greeted with the two finger salute. Saying "excuse me" when trying to get past someone who has for some reason stuck themselves in a precarious position behind a door blocking egress and endangering themselves. Again greeted with a negative reaction.

My wife deals with young kids in her job quite a lot and one recently when corrected about his behavior (which is her job) told her that he "doesn't feel safe" :rolleyes:

These are just a few quick examples that I came across recently. Browse boards.ie and you'll quickly come across a whole host of them. What has caused this sudden proliferation of people being "offended" by the slightest thing these days ?

Yes it quite a modern epidemic.Those kind of people are otherwise known as Snowflakes.

Ben Koller

Without ego you can never be offended.

D3V!L

Angie Tasty Ransom wrote: »

OP should I post a photo of my motorbike for the craic?.

Only if you have a "Polite" vest on :rolleyes:

I'll need something to trigger me :pac:

D3V!L

lukesmom wrote: »

Soon enough we wont be allowed look one another in the eye for fear of offending them.

Might also explain why looking at the ground while walking is now the done thing also.

thomas 123

I always find this such an interesting subject.

Lets use a joke as an example; its only offensive if its offensive to them but they can make jokes about you all they want unless your offended, then if your offended your no fun.

"Its all okay or none of it is"

arybvtcw0eolkf

D3V!L wrote: »

Only if you have a "Polite" vest on :rolleyes:

I'll need something to trigger me :pac:

Sorry man, not 'Polite' vest



Offence in one... two... three...

soups05

sweet bike makikomi, love the freedom flag on the box too. my future son in law would be so happy with you.

kunst nugget

Being offended... grumble, grumble... Steve Hughes video... grumble, grumble... snowflakes... grumble, grumble... Stephen Fry quote... grumble, grumble... something about Muslims... grumble, grumble... liberals... grumble, grumble... can't even speak to women anymore because feminists... grumble, grumble... Thank God for the Donald... grumble, grumble...

verycool

kunst nugget wrote: »

Being offended... grumble, grumble... Steve Hughes video... grumble, grumble... snowflakes... grumble, grumble... Stephen Fry quote... grumble, grumble... something about Muslims... grumble, grumble... liberals... grumble, grumble... can't even speak to women anymore because feminists... grumble, grumble... Thank God for the Donald... grumble, grumble...

I think your keyboard is broken.

ArnoldJRimmer

People getting offended is not new, we just hear about it more because of t'interweb. Remember the outrage when Tommy Tiernan had the nerve to make a few gentle jokes about the Catholic Church on the Late Late? Julian Clary's joke about Norman Lamont arguably cost him his career. And all because people were offended.

kunst nugget

verycool wrote: »

I think your keyboard is broken.

[InsertJokeAboutBeingOffended=kunstnugget;101] My keyboard has gotten very offended by that remark.[/Insert]

kunst nugget

ArnoldJRimmer wrote: »

People getting offended is not new, we just hear about it more because of t'interweb. Remember the outrage when Tommy Tiernan had the nerve to make a few gentle jokes about the Catholic Church on the Late Late? Julian Clary's joke about Norman Lamont arguably cost him his career. And all because people were offended.

Well, apart from Norman Lamont. He was just after getting fisted.

Sal Butamol

Psychotic pill popping yanks spreading their **** psychotic culture war bile all over the world via the internet and TV.

B-D-P--

Kinda bored of offended now, the offended people and people like op who makes this thread,

Would rather it just crawled into a coffin and died.

kunst nugget

B-D-P-- wrote: »

Kinda bored of offended now, the offended people and people like op who makes this thread,

Would rather it just crawled into a coffin and died.

It's the same thread every couple of months or so.

TheValeyard

Can we go back to olden times that when you were offended by someone you had to challenge them to a duel.

B-D-P--

kunst nugget wrote: »

It's the same thread every couple of months or so.

With the replayed jokes....

umop episdn

If I can offend someone in RL, then I know I've done something right.

riffmongous

kunst nugget wrote: »

It's the same thread every couple of months or so.

It's sort of funny, mostly sad that they don't realise that they've made after hours into their own safe space they can run to for validation and reinforcement every time theyre offended by some little incident or encounter with someone else being offended

the_syco

D3V!L wrote: »

What is it with people being offended by the slightest thing?

I'm offended that you're asking if I'm offended by the offence that other people are offended by!

D3V!L

the_syco wrote: »

I'm offended that you're asking if I'm offended by the offence that other people are offended by!

I'm offended you'd even post that